2022 ACA New Orleans Program Book_152nd Congress of Correction

Thursday

3:30–5 P.m.

A-4A Vermont DOC Peer Support Team for Corrections Rooms 239 Track: Prisons Explain team member selection and training. Discuss what services the team provides to Vermont Department of Corrections (VT DOC). Explain how the team came to exist and the work that went into making it what it is now. Discuss operations and lessons learned in regard to things that have worked well as well as things that did not. Explain VT DOC is a combined system and discuss challenges and benefits of peer support with regards to a fully combined system. How facilities and P&P work together leading to a more well-rounded team because of it. Learning Objectives: 1.Know the History of Peer Support in Vermont Department of Corrections. 2.Understand and apply the training, skills and activation for a Corrections Peer Support Team. 3.Understand how to utilize a Correctional Peer Support Team. Moderator: James Gillis , Training Coordinator, Vermont Department of Corrections, Waterbury, Vermont Speakers: James Gillis , Vermont Department of Corrections Waterbury, Vermont; Cindy Lack , Vermont Department of Corrections, Rutland, Vermont; James Mann , Vermont Department of Corrections, Waterbury, Vermont A-4B The Importance of In-Custody Intelligence and Intelligence Sharing Room 252 Track: Prisons/Jails In law enforcement, an overlooked source of intelligence is correctional settings. The lack of utilization of in-custody intelligence is worsened by the presence of “information silos” within and amongst agencies. The Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office understands the benefit of this type of intelligence

Workshops

Thursday, Aug. 4 t 3:30–5 p.m.

and created a systematic and replicable approach to obtaining and sharing in-custody intelligence. This workshop will identify what in-custody intelligence is, the importance of dissemination, both internally and with outside agencies, the various types of intelligence available in correctional settings and demonstrate the methodologies that facilitate the collection of in-custody intelligence, through the example of SCSO’s Intelligence Unit. Learning Objectives: 1.Define in-custody intelligence and explain its benefits for all law enforcement agencies. 3.Identify at least one means of information sharing, both internally and with outside agencies Moderator: Errol D. Toulon Jr. , Sheriff, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Suffolk County, New York Speakers: Kevin Catalina , Undersheriff, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Suffolk County, New York; Errol D. Toulon Jr. , Sheriff, Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, Suffolk County, New York 2.Name at least two technologies or methods for collecting in-custody intelligence.

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